<span>1.keeps tooth alive
</span><span>pulp
2.surface of teeth
enamel
3.tube carrying food to stomach
esophagus
4.last major organ in digestive system
large intestine
5.digestive organ located above waist, close to ribs
stomach
6.first stage of digestion takes place here
mouth
7.regular squeezing movements
peristatiss
8.blood vessel leading from heart
artery
9. windpipe
trachea</span>
The best answer to the question 'What are the nonliving components of the environment that shape an ecosystem?' would be letter d. Abiotic factors are those components of the environment that are non-living or does not have life. All the other choices have life.
Answer:
Soil erosion causes siltation in rivers, dams, etc. In some areas, huge river deltas are formed (such as River Nile delta) because of soil erosion. Such places are good for agriculture but not good for urbanization. However, some people do not care about it, they just want to construct buildings on alluvium type soils.